Description
The PAF Pro DP151 was designed for the era when high-gain amps and rack processors started demanding more from pickups than a vintage PAF could give. DiMarzio kept the open, transparent character of a classic PAF but sharpened its focus, so the signal cuts cleanly through heavy effects chains instead of turning to mush.
Low strings come through with real snap and chunk rather than muddy boom, while a distinct mid-range bump gives the pickup a subtle vocal quality, almost like a wah pedal parked halfway through its sweep. Up top, the treble is voiced to stay present and articulate without ever tipping into harshness.
This is a genuine building-block pickup. Drop it in the neck position and pair it with a hotter bridge humbucker (anything from a Norton to an X2N works well) for a well-matched two-pickup set with contrast between positions. Put it in the bridge and it plays nicely alongside single-coils too, since its moderate output won’t overpower them, and its brightness keeps it tonally in the same neighborhood.
Recommended for use in any position, the PAF Pro shines especially as a neck pickup in nearly any guitar, and as a bridge pickup when you want clarity and dynamics over sheer output.
- Wiring: 4-conductor
- Magnet: Alnico 5
- Output: 300 mV
- DC Resistance: 8.4 kOhm
- Year introduced: 1986
- F-spaced, black cover
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